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UWM team of scientists gets grant to research whether pollution cause autism

UWM team of scientists gets grant to research whether pollution cause autism

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Updated: 7:31 PM CDT Apr 6, 2017

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WEBVTT HILLARY MINTZ EXPLAINSHOW MILLIONS ARE HELPING WITHTHE RESEARCH.>> IT IS SOMETHING YOU PROBABLYDO EVERY DAY, DRIVE A CAR.EVERY TIME YOU START UP THEENGINE AND HIT THE GAS, EMISSIONSPREAD INTO THE AIR.TIMES THAT BY HUNDREDS OFMILLIONS OF CARS, BUSES ANDTRUCKS ON THE ROAD, AND IT'SEXPOSURE UW-MILWAUKEE SCIENTISTSBELIEVE IS LINKED TO AUTISMDEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER AFFECTING, A 1% TO 2% OF U.S. KIDS.>> IT'S IMPORTANT WE FIGURE OUTHOW TO PROTECT THAT BRAIN WHILEIT IS DEVELOPING.>> ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DR. AMYKALKBRENNER AND HER TEAM, JUSTRECEIVED A $2.3 MILLION GRANT TOSTUDY THE CONNECTION BETWEEN AIRPOLLUTION, AUTISM AND ADHD.RESEARCH THAT WILL TAKE FIVEYEARS, STUDYING 40,000 PEOPLEAND THEIR GENETIC MAKEUP.>> WE ALREADY KNOW THAT THESEPEOPLE HAVE AUTISM ARE HD HDADHD.WHAT WE DON'T KNOW IS HOWMUCH POLLUTION THEY HAVE BEENEXPOSED TO.>> AS MANY AS 80,000 POLLUTANTSARE IN THE AIR AROUND US EVERYDAY, AND THEY COULD ALSO BECONTRIBUTING FACTORS.KALKBRENNER THINKS DISORDERSLIKE AUTISM ARE PREVENTABLE IFSOCIETY WORKS TOGETHER.>> CREATING CLEANER VEHICLES,MAYBE EVEN HAVING LESS CARSBECAUSE WE HAVE PUBLICTRANSPORTATION.WE ARE BUILDING NEW AREAS, WENEED TO THINK ABOUT WALK ABILITYAND BIKE ABILITY.THAT IS ONE REASON TO LOOK INTOIT.>> HOPING TO CREATE A HEALTHIERLIFE, FOR ALL.IN MILWAUKEE, HILLARY MINTZ WISN12 NEWS.KATHY: UWM SCIENTISTS WILL BEWORKING WITH A GLOBAL TEAM ONTHIS STUDY, EVEN TRAVELING TODENMARK TO WORK WITH EXPERTS

UWM team of scientists gets grant to research whether pollution cause autism